Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-18
LANSDOWNR ARRAIGNgD
Editor 0'Brien Addressing
a..StOrmy Meeting In
Toronto.
The Meeting Frequently
Interrupted with Min
gled Hoots. Kisses
and ! Cheers.
the PACIFIC RAT RO.DS.
Proposed Gresting to Glad
stone from the National
League Of America.
FasAl Accident 70 . YOasg Lawyer
Ths NAnsimo DIaaster-Loekouts
Tnersased-frsasarer Hyatt
Mafor Ren PPrlev Poora
b Seriously III.
The PACIFIC RAT ROlOS.
Edlsor o,Rrssu uursrsuss.

AoAlNIOs AOuG j. INV Ns-Wt tlItMm
OBrien. editor Of Usifed Irsiand, arriv-
ed this morning amid Q scene Of enthu
siasm and excitement unrivzled siBes
bis entrances inso Canada. Fully three
Thousand men crushed and struggled
with each other 10 catch Q glimpse Of
him. 4 feW attempts at hootiaR and
Kissing we're made as O'BFien entered
the carriage bat they were quick
H drowned BY the heart stir
rine cheers which went up
as be stood ap Ia the carriage and tx-
claimed: Three cheers for our friends
in England and the cause they are
struggling for" A oavalSads Of moant
ed pslioe 9Th drawn swords and 9
platoon Of officers surrounded the car
risRes. The hotel vas reached without
q sign Of hostility except en- occasional
boat or hiss from an Oraneeman.
At the hotel O'Brien was met BY
committee uho offered him an address
Of welcome. In reply O'Brieu made
short speech thanking the committee
for their support. He alluded to Lsns.
downe's alleged cruelty to bis tenants
and made an attack on the London
TiRes. His speech was received With
cheers mingled With boots and hisses.
The Rossin House is only few blocks
away and as the party drove up, the
crowd insFeased and she enthusiasm
grew greater. The spacious Fotuada Of
the botel vas one mass OF hum anity.
To reach his Fo0m vas impossisle, to
register vas impossible, so Eiitor
OBrien was hoisted on the shoulders OF
strong men and carried TO the broad
staircase and there, amid Immense ex-
citement, WAS presented with an sdduss
by ID. p. Hill. Secretary of the local
branch OF the National Lsaeue. Daring
OBrien's reply there were frequent at
tempts at interruption by several Of the
croWd; bat, as before. the overwhelming
majority of the crowd we're OBrienites
snd their cheers sounded like q chorus.
With Mr.. OBrien's introduction be
gan the most teFrfis Qroaning. hissinp,
cheering and hoarse shouts that the day
had 90 far witnessed. Renewing ats
has, With the utmost coelnees O'Brien
surveyed the vast sea Of faces before
him. He began amid an upro4r to
speak as follews:
Non Of TOronto: 'God save the
QussI! 'Hurrah for Gladstone! and
immense cheNrin0. Tnat cheer of
yours will ring sronud the world today
cheers and hisse !, and all the VOC Il
salient OF Lord Lam dOvne's friends can
NOT drown tt. We are used to this sort
at thing In the British Parliament"
Load cheers. Anogher voice, "Humph
for UBrien" Tremendous cheers and
groaps.
These miserable and mis0uIded
Wretches Who came here 20 destroy that
freedom of speech which they boast
they love 90 much. II they have any
thing TO cay for Lansdowne let their
best man come on this platform and /
will guarantee hearing, bat they are
afraid because they are IN the wronR
and We are bold aud defiant, and we are
right. Truth and Justice are on our
SIDE. This demonstration takes the last
sod from under Lansdo wne's feet, for by
it be eonfeksee that be has no better an
swer 30 eur ArrAiRnment than the black
euardism and vulgar ignorance of this
Wretehed oreU. am not at ell sorry
that the gentlemen cf the Toronto cor.
poratiou have broken their contract as
Lord Llnsdowne broke bic and have
refused rs the hospitality Of 81. AZ.
drews Hall. There is one hall. thar 4
God, fron which they cannot shut
us out. This open vault OF Haven,
which the architect Of the universe
has built, and We have q tale 70 tell,
which we may not be afraid or ashamed
10 tell In the free air Of hsaVen and 10
the open light of day. One thing is
nov, think. certain, and that is that
the CanadIaBs dem aud an answer to
the speoIAo aud terrible Accusations ue
hAvs made against him. An answer
there mast be or Lord Lsusdogne
stands oondemLed. ! think nebody
realizes mere keenly than Lord L ms
downe today that the frothy declare
tions Of the orators ct 5atuId days meet.
ing IL not an answer which 1iil save
him from the condemnation Of liberty
loving meE."
Here the speaker said that Rsv. Z. r.
Kane had been allowed 10 Toronto TO
point oat that the declarations OF
OranRemen at Toronto did mos prevail
With the Canadian Parliament. They
Were n scted and reversed by Canadian
puelIc optniOn aud % / venture 10 think
that the orators Of Saturday Sill fail nov
a. the ksv. Mr.. X ane failed then. lime
vill tell thai the upshos Of Saturdays
meeting Was q vote OF oonfia- noe N the
IsouIy. that government whose oraei
and AbomInable essIeIon bili has last
been condenaed by The Canadian Par
lIAmest By decisive and over wAelminR
mel lrity. A vote Of conadenee in
I,oId 3 ,iisboryi Could ve posably De
81 more convincing proof Of Los con
u -teiy oar opponents are out Of syn
pathy with the vast masses Of Canadian
people With the eplthets Golduin
S0Ith has been pieasea to sh0seF upan
myself. Well, 80 far As ny hu nole
personality IL concerned it is u su sli
co6seqasBes and In this matter 1
an entirely content 20 Be iadRed
by ny osn oountrymsn Vho kn0v ana
read every shoaght Of my heart Jade 4
By the snpouncsment from portheas,
Cork 10 tbis moFaIne's cablearams.
they don'E seem TO share Mr.. G3ldw yin
Smiths opIhion Cf me. think
ue may safely leave the orators a.
SAsardAy's meotlnR 10 Be .k
under the weight o. ,Asli osn
- GsdsE ths Fidisals
-sR oun organs. u.on An5th,r
I fm1srss on ! shoaid Be wiling ebooRh
~ ungeT INTO q dsfeaae Of ourselves aRd
cur great GOvsmeni, u indeed defens-
. needed. 81 ttla Gime Of day, Of the
movement Ubiea aas Won the Rr-at
bsAFt asd nisd OF Mr.. 6isdstons, and
TO which tse Whole energies Of tBe WnoIe
Literal party 10 2 EIgIARd are nSv
Plsdged, bat tha - not The qa >.
IIon- The qzession - and Lord
LtIsdovne asd Lis fFit nds shall not be
| aiiowed 10 escape fFoo 70 nntli they
aAve answered u, u AnEwef ID tbey can
Ia shstoer Luksdowns u eArFyiaE ~ai
the uaust erasi and Iahamsn system Of
estctions In lFeisnd, rstoer than "a
yteld the conosssaoaa whlee we're sag
l Q@&<d and rseommenaed hV fhe arbt-